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compounding

 
Noun compounding has 1 sense
  1. combination, combining, compounding - the act of combining things to form a new whole
    --1 is a kind of change of integrity
    --1 has particulars:
     attachment, affixation; confusion; mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing; fusion; blend, blending; interspersion, interspersal; temperance; union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure; consolidation, integration
    Derived forms: verb compound4, verb compound5, verb compound2
Verb compound has 5 senses
  1. intensify, compound, heighten, deepen - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
    --1 is one way to increase
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. compound, combine - put or add together; "combine resources"
    --2 is one way to add
    Derived forms: noun compound2, noun compounding1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. compound - calculate principal and interest
    --3 is one way to
    account, calculate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. compound - create by mixing or combining
    --4 is one way to
    assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
    Derived forms: noun compound1, noun compound2, noun compounding1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. compound, combine - combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"
    --5 is one way to mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
    Derived forms: noun compound2, noun compounding1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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